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The best games of all time, ranked by community votes. Filter by genre, decade, platform or period.
58 games Reset
- 1 Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 1997 · Metroidvania 1,984 +93
- 2 Command & Conquer 1995 · Strategy 1,830 +182
- 3 SimCity 2000 1993 · Simulation 1,810 −117
- 4 Tomb Raider 1996 · Platformer 1,756 +119
- 5 Suikoden 1995 · RPG 1,723 −70
- 6 Quake 1996 · FPS 1,720 +51
- 7 Myst 1993 · Point-and-click 1,707 +57
- 8 Mortal Kombat II 1994 · Fighting 1,688 −177
- 9 Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together 1995 · Strategy 1,668 −74
- 10 Rayman 1995 · Platformer 1,627 −64
- 11 Mega Man X4 1997 · Platformer 1,593 +293
- 12 QuackShot Starring Donald Duck 1991 · Platformer 1,555 −14
- 13 Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 1995 · Fighting 1,549 −116
- 14 Worms 1995 · Strategy 1,545 −35
- 15 Samurai Shodown III 1995 · Fighting 1,541 −109
- 16 The King of Fighters '97 1997 · Fighting 1,530 +242
- 17 Theme Park 1994 · Strategy 1,530 +177
- 18 The King of Fighters '96 1996 · Fighting 1,518 −695
- 19 Transport Tycoon Deluxe 1995 · Sandbox 1,512 −297
- 20 Riven: The Sequel to Myst 1997 · Point-and-click 1,509 +18
- 21 Virtua Fighter 2 1994 · Fighting 1,504 +793
- 22 Mortal Kombat Trilogy 1996 · Fighting 1,496 +467
- 23 Marvel Super Heroes 1995 · Fighting 1,485 +32
- 24 X-Men vs. Street Fighter 1996 · Fighting 1,481 +405
- 25 The King of Fighters '95 1995 · Fighting 1,475 −605
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FAQ
Questions about the ranking
How is this ranking established?
The ranking comes solely from player votes, in duels between two games. Each vote updates an ELO score, the rating system used in chess: every game starts at 1,500 points and its score moves duel after duel.
How often is the ranking updated?
Continuously: every duel voted immediately adjusts the score of the two games involved. The badge on the right shows how each game's rank moved over the past seven days.
How many games take part in the ranking?
5,000 games, selected for their fame, face off in duels. The full GameForever catalogue covers tens of thousands of titles, across every era and platform.
How can I see the best games by genre, decade or platform?
Use the filters at the top of the page: genre (RPG, FPS, platformer, strategy...), decade and platform (PC, PlayStation, Nintendo, Xbox, SEGA). Filters combine, and the selection is numbered from 1, from the highest ranked down; each game's world rank stays shown on its own entry. The period filter instead ranks on the points gained recently, from 7 days to 12 months (all time by default).
Why can an indie game finish ahead of a blockbuster?
The ELO score measures neither sales nor budget, but the preferences expressed in duels. An indie game that regularly wins its match-ups against higher-ranked titles climbs mechanically, owing nothing to its production budget.